Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rustington West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.49 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.49 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Rustington West
Crime trends · Rustington West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY +220%
ASB
5
YoY -17%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +400%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Rustington West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,342
White Brit.93.7%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Total residents: 8,337
Christian54.7%
No religion38.0%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,332
50–6420.3%
65–7416.6%
75–8414.1%
35–4914.1%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Total households: 3,957
Any member 66+23.9%
All members 66+18.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Other10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
